I came off my Bike

Originally Posted by metalangel

Bullox to not being a true biker unless you've binned it. It sucks and that's all there is to it.

I know but its given me a lot pf respect to protective gear though. My pretty face would've been ruined :P I'll just have to be banterous on the forums so you guys don't miss me :P

Glad you are okay.

Sorry to hear this. Hope you get your bike fixed again soon mate and thet your thumb heals quickly.

[Jayneflakes]

Bad Luck Matey, enjoy making your baby a project and fixing her up all nice again.

With your hand though, that is more serious, hope it wasn't your "special" hand, other wise things are going to feel a little strange for a while!

Get well soon and get that bike sorted, Pointy Plastics look great on a Curvy!

Sending hugs too! XXX

Yer, thanks for the well wishing, its not my stranger hand, luckily as I work on the computer I'd have been a bit f**ked. My hands rather Purple and sore and the thumbs now got three screws in it forever and ever which went in Friday. She's got a fair bit of damage and doesn't start I'm not quite sure what to do.

Like every panel on the left needs replacing and the mirror could do with a new rubber/replacing. The bar end snapped off and dented the tank so they'll need work. Lower fairing on a curvey are rarer than a Tourist driving the limit in Devon! The bike seems ok but wouldn't start, Datatool 3 maybe interferring but the alarm doesn't go off and these are ****** enough it is. The gearing and such all snapped off too, Framework of the bikes intact with some yellow marks bedded in.

Shes in the local Recovery Yard and going off to Surrey to be fixed under the insurance but I don't what they'll say because she's an 11 year old bike and now getting emotional as I was quite attached to her. It was bad road surfacing and unlucky timing that meant she slipped out from under me. Just reinforces how much I hate single line countrylanes.

really sorry to hear this mate. GWS

[hindle8907]

GWS buddy.

As a pre warning for your poor little scroller on your mouse these are the images of the little damage I sustained.

After she was picked up they decided no to using the kick stand and yes leading her on the hedge which made me LOL


Closer look (Damaged to need of replacing part wise (Left Handle Bar Section the Front left Plastics, Upper and Lower and the Gear section/left peg)


My Broken Thumb (X-Ray before they shoved three screws in it forever)


After a weeks healing the bruising was and still is quite intense


Thing is she should still look like this on this side unless the insurers have damaged her.


Before I dropped her


Sorry again for spamming the forum with pictures but I wanted to update you. The insurers claim it to be a write off too much to repair to the value of the bike ... You can see the bike in the pictures its some panel scratches. I just want my baby hope so I can get her repaired and happy again. I won't be able to ride her for another month still anyway plus I'll need a new helmet.

Anywho I miss riding and the Forums as close I can get to the action

I did my thumb in my accident a while back, sucks.

Anyone else (particularly round Bristol) noticed they've gone mental with the bus lane resurfacing and that rubber chipping stuff is everywhere! Really bloody annoying

Be glad its rubber, Everywhere and I mean everywhere in Devon they've been rechipping just scattering this gravelly **** everywhere. Really rather annoying hopefully once I'm back out they'll be done and the summer won't be over